Security audit
Kansodata Grafana Authoring Operations
Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk
Overview
This is a narrowly scoped Grafana operations guide that emphasizes inspection, review, and gated writes rather than hidden or automatic changes.
Before installing, confirm the Grafana tools it names are the ones you intend to expose. Read-only use is low risk; enabling write tools should be limited to trusted Grafana instances and kept behind the described human review or gate process.
Vulnerability Patterns
- Skill Instruction HijackingAlters the agent's session goals or safety constraints when the skill loads
- Agent Memory PoisoningWrites attacker-controlled rules into memory that affect later sessions
- Remote Payload Retrieval and ExecutionFetches external code whose behavior can change after review
- Embedded Malicious CodeShips malicious scripts inside the skill and executes them locally
- Unauthorized Access and Privilege EscalationObtains permissions beyond the task's legitimate needs
Vulnerability Patterns
- Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
- Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
- Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
- Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
- Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep